Senior QA​/QC Engineer - E&I

Wood is currently looking for a Senior QA/QC Engineer - E&I. This is a residential position in Sharjah, with possible travel to Iraq for Business trips as and when required.

This position reports directly to the Lead QA/QC taking day-to-day. The role is accountable for providing Quality and inspection resources, systems, and processes to support Pre-order and Post order, Procurement activities for various projects:

• Promote both the WOOD & Client Core values.
• Prepare and review bid documentation and give input to the tender team regarding scope, and planning.
• Provide technical input to the procurement group and evaluation of RFQs and Material requestions.
• Review and provide input into technical bid evaluations.
• Support in reviewing project technical queries and specification deviation requests.
• Review company specifications, project documents, and scope of work requirements.
• Check and review the documents of the I&C equipment including transmitters, valves, and control systems.
• Check and review the Electrical documents of the HV and LV electrical equipment.
• Check and review supplier/vendor-related project documentation including ITPs and procedures,
• Interface with other disciplines, vendors, and the E&I engineering team.
• Assist package engineers with the E&I activities in the design of equipment, component, and process systems.
• Participate in the KOM & PIM and all the post-orders meetings.
• Establish appropriate call-off arrangements with 3rd party inspection agencies.
• Assign competent, qualified, and appropriately experienced inspectors to inspection assignments.
• Coordinate vendor's/suppliers’ product/material inspection activities.
• Prepare and provide inspection package documents and deliver them to third-party inspectors.
• Plan and participate in external/internal projects and vendors/ suppliers’ inspections.
• Manage and raise vendors’ inspection requests and maintain the inspection assignment register.
• Participate in Mechanical completion walkdown and FAT, completing ITR, recording punch(s) and follow-up for its closure.
• Ensure fabrication carried out in the manufacturer facilities meets the specifications, international codes, and standards.
• Review inspection outputs and highlight areas of concern.
• Report inspection queries, deficiencies & punch list items, and NCRs identified by inspectors Report
• Facilitate the recall, quarantine, and replacement of defective products/materials.
• Support lead QA/QC for corrective actions by approving new actions and verifying action closure.
• Support in carrying out root cause analysis of project nonconformities.
• Ensure the closure of Quality requirements for project closeout and provide input to project lessons learned.
• Control all quality documentation during & upon completion of the Project.
• Upload the inspection reports and releases to the document management system.
• Check and review the E&I vendor manufacturing records books (MRB).
• Review and approve 3rd-party inspection invoices.
• Liaise with the Client Quality representative as appropriate.
• Capture client feedback and monitor resulting improvement actions.
• Conduct all activities safely and efficiently and follow the company’s HSE policies and procedures.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Must be certified IECEx or Compex Ex-01, 02, 03 & 04.

• Minimum 10+ years of Oil and Gas experience.
• Previous EPC experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Previous exposure to the HV and LV electrical equipment including switch gear and electric drives.
• Previous exposure to the I&C equipment including transmitters, valves, and control systems.
• Previous experience in procurement support activities in EPC/PMC projects oil and gas industry.
• Must have a working knowledge of standards, codes of practice, and regulations relating to E&I work.
• Knowledge of HAZOPs, SIL reviews, FAT, etc. as required by the project.
• Middle East experience preferred.

• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Good level of communication skills in both written and spoken formats.
• Analytical, problems Solving skills and systematic thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with good initiative and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a teamwork culture.
• Ability to work within multicultural work forces and environments.